Brendan Fraser

The TIFF Tribute Award recognizing Fraser is one of two acting awards to be handed out at this year's gala, with the other going to the ensemble of Michael ...

Also on the list of this year’s TIFF Tribute Award honorees is Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sam Mendes, who will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award. An award-winning actor with a career spanning more than 30 years, Fraser is known for his portrayal of Rick O’Connell in The Mummy trilogy, and for films like Journey to the Center of the Earth, Crash, Bedazzled, George of the Jungle, Glory Daze, Airheads, School Ties and Encino Man, among many others. The TIFF Tribute Award recognizing Fraser is one of two acting awards to be handed out at this year’s gala, with the other going to the ensemble of Michael Grandage’s romantic drama, My Policeman, for Amazon.

Brendan Fraser is set to be this year's recipient of TIFF's Tribute Award for Performance for his role in The Whale.

The Whale is the film set to put Fraser back in a leading role. The Whale will also be shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Whale is set to premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 4. The film was originally announced in January 2021, with Aronofsky directing and Fraser taking the lead role. Sam Mendes has been named the recipient of the Director Award this year for his film Empire of Light. Starring in films such as the 1999 action-comedy

TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey announced the news. “Brendan Fraser gives a performance of staggering depth, power and nuance in 'The Whale,'” Bailey said. “This former ...

Mendes won the best director Oscar for “American Beauty,” which premiered at TIFF in 1999. The A24 film is based on the acclaimed play by Samuel D. We’re thrilled to welcome him home as the actor behind one of the finest performances of the year.”

Fraser stars in the A24 drama as a reclusive, obese English teacher who tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. The Whale will receive its world ...

We’re thrilled to welcome him home as the actor behind one of the finest performances of the year.” Elevation Pictures will distribute the film in Canada. His credits include The Quiet American, Gods And Monsters and Journey To The Center Of The Earth.

In the words of vocalist and flutist Lizzo, "it's about damn time!" Brendan Fraser is finally being award for his acting skills and dedic...

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Brendan Fraser is getting the recognition he's long deserved. On Monday, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey announced that the American-Canadian actor will be the ...

“This former Torontonian has been an action star, a screen comic, and a romantic lead. We’re thrilled to welcome him home as the actor behind one of the finest performances of the year.” READ MORE:

TORONTO — Canadian-American actor Brendan Fraser will receive an award for his performance in the upcoming film “The Whale” at this year's Toronto ...

The Toronto Film Festival will present Fraser with a tribute award honoring his career-comeback turn in Darren Aronofsky's latest.

The TIFF Tribute Awards have served as an awards-season bellwether. I do know it’s going to make a lasting impression.” The A24 film is based on the acclaimed play by Samuel D. “This former Torontonian has been an action star, a screen comic, and a romantic lead. It is being distributed in Canada by Elevation Pictures. We’re thrilled to welcome him home as the actor behind one of the finest performances of the year.”

Brendan Fraser sera honoré au Festival international du film de Toronto (TIFF) pour son rôle dans le long métrage The Whale, dans lequel il incarne un ...

Hunter, The Whale sera présentée en première nord-américaine au TIFF, qui se tiendra du 8 au 18 septembre prochain dans la Ville-Reine. La cérémonie qui souligne l’apport remarquable des récipiendaires à l’industrie cinématographique se tiendra le 11 septembre prochain, en marge du festival. La distribution du film My Policeman et le réalisateur Sam Mendes seront aussi honorés lors du gala.

Canadian-American actor Brendan Fraser will receive an award for his performance in the upcoming film “The Whale” at this year's Toronto International Film ...

Fraser, who in seen in this undated handout photo, has been selected for the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance for his work in Darren Aronofsky's adaptation of a stage play about a 600-pound man attempting to reconnect with his daughter. Canadian-American actor Brendan Fraser will receive an award for his performance in "The Whale" at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. TORONTO - Canadian-American actor Brendan Fraser will receive an award for his performance in the upcoming film “The Whale” at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

Brendan Fraser awarded the Toronto International Film Festival TIFF Tribute Award, like past Oscar picks such as Benedict Cumberbatch.

Fan theory puts forward compelling case](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/23/house-of-the-dragon-was-otto-hightower-behind-death-fan-theory-clues-17228594/?ico=more_text_links) This is certainly far removed from anything I’ve ever done but not to be coy… [Nicolas Cage stuns fans with fiery new red hairdo in dramatic transformation](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/23/nicolas-cage-stuns-fans-with-fiery-new-red-hairdo-in-dramatic-transformation-17228024/?ico=more_text_links) He added: ‘That’s really all I can tell you…The wardrobe and costume was extensive, seamless, cumbersome. [ just the first peek at him as Charlie](https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/27/brendan-fraser-transforms-into-600lb-recluse-in-the-whale-amid-comeback-17075685/) in The Whale, which will have its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. [caused a stir with its transformation of Fraser](https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/12/the-whale-accused-of-fatphobia-for-casting-brendan-fraser-as-600lb-man-13889594/) into a 600 pound man, as well as [celebration over the Fraserenaissance](https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/11/brendan-fraser-gets-teary-hearing-tiktok-is-rooting-for-him-15074839/) as the actor lines up more high profile roles.

[VIDÉO] ▶️ La star de "La Momie" est la vedette "The Whale", le nouveau film de Darren Aronofsky qui sera présenté en septembre à la Mostra de Venise.

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Finally, some good news: the internet's favourite, Brendan Fraser, is set to receive the TIFF Tribute Award at this year's Toronto Internati...

Thankfully, in addition to The Whale, the actor still has some other big-name projects in the works, including [Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon](https://exclaim.ca/film/article/brendan_fraser_joins_martin_scorseses_killers_of_the_flower_moon). [Darren Aronofsky](https://exclaim.ca/artists/darren_aronofsky)'s forthcoming adaptation of The Whale, Samuel D. His obesity starts to pose a grave threat to his health and his friend Liz (Hong Chau), a nurse, begs him to check into a hospital, but also recognizes that it might be more important to simply offer support. Meanwhile, Charlie receives visits from a door-to-door evangelist (Ty Simpkins) who engages him in a dialogue about redemption that, despite Charlie's lack of religious inclination, proves surprisingly resonant. He makes excuses and is so good-natured that no one makes a fuss, but the real reason for his invisibility is his appearance. Despite the Oscar buzz, The Whale has been kept largely under wraps up until this point; a trailer has yet to even be shared.